Bharat Jodo Yatra will ensure govt is held accountable on people's issues: Congress

The Congress on Sunday said the Bharat Jodo Yatra has been successful in achieving its objective of raising peoples issues and going forward it will ensure that the government is held accountableThe opposition party also asserted that untruths spread about Rahul Gandhi to malign his image have been demolished by the Yatra and his reality has come to the fore before the countryAddressing a press conference at the AICC headquarters here Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar said the Yatra has been successful beyond expectationsWhen it started there were a lot of questions about whether people would come or not or whether we will be able to cover 25 km every day The last 60 days have passed in a jiffy now he saidYatris have gone beyond physical pain The yatra has achieved its first objective Yatris have become comfortable with the yatra the yatra has become comfortable with the country and the country has become comfortable with yatra said Kumar one of the participants who would walk the full distance from Kanyakumari to KashmirAlso Read No possibility Nalini Sriharan on meeting Gandhi familyYatra has achieved its first objective and people know that it is being undertaken to highlight their issues he saidIt has to now move towards its second objective which is to make the government of the day accountable on issues of the people and country Kumar saidAsked if there has been a change in Rahul Gandhis image due to the Yatra Kumar said So much had been said about Rahul Gandhi Reporters ask if his image will improve I would say his reality will be before the people of the countryAll the things that were said about Rahul Gandhi that he is not serious will go abroad will not walk will go on a vacation will not stay in a container all this has ended Crores were spent to malign his image but his reality has been brought out just by walking on the road Kumar saidAll these untruths created about him have been demolished and proved baseless he said adding that Gandhis reality is now visible to the peopleKumar said price rise and unemployment were the two main common issues that came up in feedback from people during the YatraHe said the issue of protecting federalism was also raised in southern states and the sentiment was that the Centre is not doing justiceKumar also hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks that he receives 23 kg of abuses every day and said those spreading hatred are also playing the victim cardThe Bharat Jodo Yatra of the Congress took a oneday break in Maharashtra on Sunday and will proceed from Kalamnuri in Hingoli district to Washim on MondayGandhi had addressed a public gathering in Kalamnuri on Saturday night the sixth day of the Yatra in Maharashtra and said the message of the foot march led by him was that India cannot be divided and hatred would not be allowed to be spreadThe Yatra which has covered half of its total distance of 3750 km entered Maharashtra from neighboring Telangana on November 7 night and passed through Nanded and Hingoli districts in the western stateThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever